EVENTS AND PODCASTS
March 21, 2024: "American Shtetl: A Conversation." UC Berkeley, Berkeley Center for Jewish Studies.
January 25, 2024: "American Shtetl: My Path in Studying Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Community in Suburban New York." University of Cincinnati, Lichter Lecture.
May 16, 2023: "American Shtetl: The Intriguing Story of Kiryas Joel, a Booming Hasidic Town in Suburban New York." Northwestern University Crown Center for Jewish Studies, Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization.
May 10, 2023: "American Shtetl, The Making of Kiryas Joel." Tel Aviv University.
May 9, 2023: Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem.
April 27, 2023: University of Scranton.
April 20, 2023: "American Shtetl: The Case of Kiryas Joel, New York." Fordham University Center for Jewish Studies.
March 23, 2023: Commonpoint Queens.
March 16, 2023: Congregation Beth El, La Jolla, CA: 7pm PST.
February 9, 2023: Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ (virtual): 7:30pm EST.
February 7, 2023: Gruss Lecture in Talmudic Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School (Nomi Stolzenberg).
January 26, 203: Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine (virtual): 7pm EST.
January 11, 2023: Port Jewish Center, Port Washington, NY (virtual): 8pm EST.
December 11, 2022: Jerome Nemer Lecture, Casden Institute, University of Southern California (in person).
December 7, 2022: Finkelstein Memorial Library, Spring Valley, NY.
December 1, 2022: Community Synagogue, Port Washington, NY (virtual).
November 15, 2022: University of Florida Center for Jewish Studies (virtual).
October 20, 2022: Rutgers University Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life.
June 14, 2022: New York Public Library, 6:30pm, Ungerleider Lecture, Schwarzman Building.
June 2, 2022: Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, 7:30pm PST.
May 19, 2022: University of Chicago, 4:30pm.
May 12, 2022, 4pm PST: "Between City and Shtetl: A Comparative Look at Contemporary Hasidic Life." UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.
May 6, 2022, 9am PST: "American Shtetl." CUNY Center for Jewish Studies.
April 7, 2022, 9am PST: "American Shtetl." Columbia Law School.
March 28, 2022,10am. New Books Network with Zalman Newfield.
March 15, 2022, 4:30 EST: Princeton University Program in Judaic Studies.
March 14, 2022, 12pm EST: University of Scranton Schemel Forum.
March 2, 2022, 4:30: Watchung Bookstore, Montclair, NJ: in conversation with Jodi Rudoren, editor-in-chief of Forward.
February 27, 2022, 2pm PST/5pm EST: SF Jewish Community Library.
February 18, 2022: “Keen On,” with Andrew Keen, Literary Hub.
Feb. 2, 2022, 5pm: "Only in America?" UCLA Hillel.
February 1, 2022: New Books Network, conversation with Mark Klobas.
January 21, 2022: “Identity/Crisis,” with Yehuda Kurtzer.
January 20, 2022, 10am PST/1pm EST. American Jewish University: in conversation with Michael Berenbaum.
January 19, 2022, 3pm PST/6pm EST: Jewish Week/New York Jewish Federation: in conversation with Sandee Brawarsky.
January 25, 2024: "American Shtetl: My Path in Studying Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Community in Suburban New York." University of Cincinnati, Lichter Lecture.
May 16, 2023: "American Shtetl: The Intriguing Story of Kiryas Joel, a Booming Hasidic Town in Suburban New York." Northwestern University Crown Center for Jewish Studies, Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization.
May 10, 2023: "American Shtetl, The Making of Kiryas Joel." Tel Aviv University.
May 9, 2023: Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem.
April 27, 2023: University of Scranton.
April 20, 2023: "American Shtetl: The Case of Kiryas Joel, New York." Fordham University Center for Jewish Studies.
March 23, 2023: Commonpoint Queens.
March 16, 2023: Congregation Beth El, La Jolla, CA: 7pm PST.
February 9, 2023: Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ (virtual): 7:30pm EST.
February 7, 2023: Gruss Lecture in Talmudic Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School (Nomi Stolzenberg).
January 26, 203: Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine (virtual): 7pm EST.
January 11, 2023: Port Jewish Center, Port Washington, NY (virtual): 8pm EST.
December 11, 2022: Jerome Nemer Lecture, Casden Institute, University of Southern California (in person).
December 7, 2022: Finkelstein Memorial Library, Spring Valley, NY.
December 1, 2022: Community Synagogue, Port Washington, NY (virtual).
November 15, 2022: University of Florida Center for Jewish Studies (virtual).
October 20, 2022: Rutgers University Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life.
June 14, 2022: New York Public Library, 6:30pm, Ungerleider Lecture, Schwarzman Building.
June 2, 2022: Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, 7:30pm PST.
May 19, 2022: University of Chicago, 4:30pm.
May 12, 2022, 4pm PST: "Between City and Shtetl: A Comparative Look at Contemporary Hasidic Life." UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.
May 6, 2022, 9am PST: "American Shtetl." CUNY Center for Jewish Studies.
April 7, 2022, 9am PST: "American Shtetl." Columbia Law School.
March 28, 2022,10am. New Books Network with Zalman Newfield.
March 15, 2022, 4:30 EST: Princeton University Program in Judaic Studies.
March 14, 2022, 12pm EST: University of Scranton Schemel Forum.
March 2, 2022, 4:30: Watchung Bookstore, Montclair, NJ: in conversation with Jodi Rudoren, editor-in-chief of Forward.
February 27, 2022, 2pm PST/5pm EST: SF Jewish Community Library.
February 18, 2022: “Keen On,” with Andrew Keen, Literary Hub.
Feb. 2, 2022, 5pm: "Only in America?" UCLA Hillel.
February 1, 2022: New Books Network, conversation with Mark Klobas.
January 21, 2022: “Identity/Crisis,” with Yehuda Kurtzer.
January 20, 2022, 10am PST/1pm EST. American Jewish University: in conversation with Michael Berenbaum.
January 19, 2022, 3pm PST/6pm EST: Jewish Week/New York Jewish Federation: in conversation with Sandee Brawarsky.